Coronation Street star Ali Mardell has recalled how she was left speechless when now fiancé Joe Parker got down on one knee.
Joe, 27, had hoped to pop the question during a romantic trip to Paris but his plans were halted by the pandemic.Ali, also 27, became engaged to Joe in April but the couple are still on cloud nine.While the nation may know Ali as Corrie’s ditzy barmaid, Emma Brooker, the pair admit that the "buzz" of becoming engaged has not yet worn off.Despite their happy news, their big day will come with great sorrow as Ali’s father died from cardiomyopathy in 2016.While her dad may not be able to walk his daughter down the aisle, she admits that he would have gotten on well with Joe.In a new interview, she said of the proposal:.
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